The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-30
Along the Limos.

READING, Dec. 9-Notwithstanding the ef-
forts that have been made during the past
twentyfour hours 20 induce the employees OF
the Philadelphia Reading Railroad Company
in this city to go strike, all remained at
their posts to-day, and everything is quiet
Traffic is proceeding usual. although there
have been fewer trains down to-day than yes
terday. This is due to the reported blockade of
the tracks at Richmond junction and other
points down the road. Although various
orders have been issued since yester-
day. and several walking delegates"
who arrived here last evening have
been operating among the knights, of the
men have left their places, and it is stated that
none will. A leading Knight said: 1--WE are
awaiting an official report to see how matters
stand. I do not think the men in and around
Reading will obey any order to strike. except it
comes to them through the proper source and
from the proper authorities. mean by that. that
only an order of the national executive board of
the Knights of Labor will be respected There
some hot headed members to blame for the
present trouble. and we are anxious that they
should be punished. The company, of course, is
also to hlame iu some respects, and on these
points should have a perfect understanding"
The employees of the Reading Railroad Com
pany in this city have disapprovod of and dis
countenanced the strike being insufficient
grounds. and they will do all in their power TO
bring about an early solution or the present dit-
fculties They have paid no attention the
circular issued by chairman John L. Lee. and,
far could be learned to-day. have no knowl-
edge OF an order for general strike. If. how
ever, the inevitable should come and they be
forced out leading men among them say that
the fight will be a long and bitter one. Notices
Offering a reward of 81 900 to any person furnish
ing evidence that shall lead to the arrest and
conviction of any person or persons guilty of
violence to the companys employees or its Prop
erty, signed by l. a. Sweigard, general superin-
tendent, have been posted around the freight
and passenger depots and in the vicinity of the
machine and car-shops. The Knights of Labor
here say that even if matters came to the worst
the men will be especially instructed to avoid
violence to person and property.
The train hands the Frackville branch
have nearly all resumed work, and Superintend-
ent G. NJ. Lawler, of the Mahanoy q Shame
kin district, telegraphs from Shamokln that he
expects to have full complement of men by
to-morrow and that there have been no attempts
the part of the strikers anywhere in his dis
trict to interfere with non-union men, dozen
engineers sent from Philadelphia to Sha-
mokin, to-day Officials here say that the strike
is over. and do not anticipate the least trouble.
Superintendent Cable says the company is rum
ming the road now, and that the knights of La
Dor are not likely to be consulted hereafter.
They have had their day, and propose to
take hand now"
Palo Alto officials say that fifty Knights of
Labor men, old employees, returned voluntarily
TO work to-day, and that the force is rapidly
filing with new and old hands. Nine out Of
sixteen local coal engines worked to-day for the
first time since the strike began. Every depart
ment of the railroad. including branches, planes,
shops, etc, were working The only points
north of Reading where there seemed to be any
hitch is at Palo Alto and Shamokin. The Mine
Hill branch has every engine out on the road.
Tuesday morning, up 10 o'clock to-day, they
had dispatched eightean coal and four
freight trains down the main line
besides operating their own division. Dispatch